Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in Pacific island small states

Pacific island small states: Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female was 85.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
85.8%
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
25th
of 30 groups
All-time high
87.3%
in 2016
All-time low
74.3%
in 2012
Years of data
7
2012–2018

Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in Pacific island small states, 2012–2018

0204060802012201520182012: 74.3 %2013: 77.7 %2014: 77.1 %2015: 79.3 %2016: 87.3 %2017: 85.3 %2018: 85.8 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in Pacific island small states stood at 85.8%.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.

Pacific island small states ranks 25th of 30 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in Pacific island small states, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female (%) in Pacific island small states, 2012 to 2018.
Year % Change
2012 74.3%
2013 77.7% +4.7%
2014 77.1% -0.9%
2015 79.3% +2.9%
2016 87.3% +10.0%
2017 85.3% -2.3%
2018 85.8% +0.6%

Countries ranked near Pacific island small states

  1. 28 Philippines 99.8% compare

See the full ranking of 82 places →

More reference data data for Pacific island small states

All data for Pacific island small states →

Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in Pacific island small states?
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in Pacific island small states was 85.8% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female recorded in Pacific island small states?
The highest recorded value was 87.3% in 2016.
What is the lowest percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female recorded in Pacific island small states?
The lowest recorded value was 74.3% in 2012.
How does Pacific island small states rank for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female?
Pacific island small states ranks 25th out of 30 groups with data for 2018.
Is percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Pacific island small states?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pacific island small states data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 7 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in Pacific island small states. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 07 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/percentage-of-qualified-teachers-in-primary-education-female-percent/pacific-island-small-states/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/percentage-of-qualified-teachers-in-primary-education-female-percent/pacific-island-small-states/">Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female in Pacific island small states</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
82 places, 522 data points, 2007–2020
Last refreshed

Percentage of teachers by level of education taught (pre-primary, primary, lower secondary and upper secondary education) who have at least the minimum academic qualifications required for teaching their subjects at the relevant level in a given country, in a given academic year. A high value indicates that students are being taught by teachers who are academically well qualified in the subjects they teach. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/